[C320-list] battery replacement

[amshd2 at aol.com]

Chris

I want to do away with the wet cells on the boat.  My reasons are to stream line matenance and get rid of dealing with acid.   I just relooked at my wet cell number and it was 159 -180. But yours at at $135 is hard to beat.  Where did you get it.  

 I also looked into the Exide truck 4Ds I was led to believe there is a difference between the truck model and the marine model (heavier plates 7 deeper cycle) and as such I am leaning towards the marine deep cycle.   Did you find a differance????


Tony 

   






-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com>
To: C320-List at catalina320.com
Sent: Mon, Apr 5, 2010 11:41 am
Subject: Re: [C320-list] battery replacement


Exide Com-4D-P have 320 AH and retail for about $135 ea.
AGM are great if want to spend the money and have the need.
On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 10:56 AM, <amshd2 at aol.com> wrote:
>
 Chris

  I am also looking at replacing my Batteries. I have been researching where
 to buy and who carries what brands in the PA/  MD / VA AOR.  I found the
 best place to buy was Battery Warehouse.    On Sat I went to the Battery
 Warehouse Store in Annapolis MD I checked out what they had.
 http://www.batterywarehouse.net/    They keep a large stock of Marine Wet
 and AGM Batteries.  Their wet battery are made and sold under their own
 label.  The AGM are made by Decca and Life Line.

 These are Marine  Deep cycle 27 Group and 4Ds.

 I did not spend a lot of time on the  wet cell because I have decided to go
 with AGMs. But they carried a full line line of Wet Cells .

 Wet Cell 4d were about $180

 AGM Decca 4D 190 AMP Hrs $370 2 Yr Warranty  (Same brand as West Marine
 @599)

 AGMs Life Line 4 Ds $538 210 AMP Hrs  5 Yr Warranty

 AGM 27 Grp  Decca $200

 AGM 27 Grp Lifeline $287

 AGM 27 Gp Optima $179

 Hope this helps

 Tony
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 -----Original Message-----
 From: Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com>
 To: C320-List at catalina320.com
 Sent: Mon, Apr 5, 2010 10:19 am
 Subject: Re: [C320-list] battery replacement


 You will find them listed under the heavy duty commercial truck section. I
 urchased mine from a local auto parts store. they had to order them, but
 hey were in next day.
 I would replace both batteries if they are over three years old as the
 older
 attery will genrally tend to pull down the newer. it isn't mixing
 anufacturers nearly so much as mixing the condition and charge
 cceptance rates of the two.
  On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 9:56 AM, <hcreech at comcast.net> wrote:
 >
  Chris, Seems this must be my day to be active on the list. I went to
  Exide's site this morning found 4D-NG4D, but not COM-4D-P. I need to
 replace
  one battery , is there any problem mixing battery manufactures in the same
  bank? I only have the original two batteries, no starting.


  Thanks
  Herb



  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Chris Burti" <clburti at gmail.com>
  To: C320-List at catalina320.com
  Sent: Sunday, April 4, 2010 11:48:21 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
  Subject: Re: [C320-list] battery replacement

  * Exide COM-4D-P* unless you are on a mooring or cruise off the grid for
  mor
  than a week at a time you can't beat these for the money. $135 each and
  more
  AH than the the marine deep cycle Nautilus Gold.

  On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 9:28 PM, Sue Lockett <locketts at embarqmail.com>
  wrote:

  > One of my two main batteries (made by Exide) is faulty and I need to
  > replace it. Does anyone have a suggestion as to a good, reasonably
 priced
  > replacement battery and where it can be purchased?
  > Thanks!
  > Ed
  >



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